Virtual Machine

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Virtual Private ServersDEFINITION: A virtual machine (VM) is an environment, usually a program or operating system, which does not physically exist but is created within another environment. In this context, a VM is called a &quot;guest&quot; while the environment it runs within is called a &quot;host.&quot; Virtual machines are often created to execute an instruction set different than that of the host environment. One host environment
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